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Dressing Up Your Invitations From The Inside Out

By Charlotte Jarman

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Published: 22Feb2012
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The date is set and the guest list has been decided; now it's time to send out the invitations. Whether you're planning a child's birthday, an elegant dinner party or the wedding of a lifetime, invitations should do more than just provide the time and date of your event. Invitations set the tone for your special occasion - at a glance they tell guests if the event is formal, casual, festive or romantic. With all of the easy-to-use embellishing products available today, dressing up invitations to reflect the theme of your party is an enjoyable task.

Making invitations special used to be the sole job of a printing company, but crafty party planners know that a plain invitation can be transformed into something truly unique with a little imagination and a small amount of time. The cost of purchasing embellishing supplies is typically offset by the savings of buying pre-printed invitations or making them on your home computer.

The options for embellishing invitations are as varied as the reasons to send them and most can be accomplished even if you're a crafting novice. No matter what your level of experience, it's always a good idea to practice your technique on plain cardstock before working on the actual invitations. Here are just a few of the products available for dressing up your invitations:

Ribbon
Ribbon can be used for creating elegant bows, playful stripes or for fastening layers of paper together.

Stickers
Colorful stickers are a great way to personalize a child's birthday party invitation, but don't count them out for adult events. For example, an elegant heart or flower may be just the right touch for a baby or wedding shower invite.

Jewels
Rhinestones, crystals and pearlized beads can be used to add elegant sparkle, a spot of playful color or that extra bit of bling that makes your invitations pop.

Labels
Labels aren't just for addressing envelopes. For a casual event you could have all of the information printed on a large colorful label, peel and stick it onto a plain card and viola, an instant, personalized invitation.

Glitter
You can get all the shiny, festive effects of glitter without dousing your invitations with white glue and shake-on glitter. Glitter glue, glitter pens and embossing glitter provide all the charm of this old-fashioned embellishment without the mess.

The time you spend making invitations special may be some of the most pleasant moments of party planning. Invite friends or family members to join you for an evening of embellishing or enjoy the creative solitude of crafting alone. Either way, dressing up invitations for your special event will be fun, memorable and will give you that sense of pride that comes with turning something plain into something beautiful.

Using return address labels is just one of many ways to add pizazz to your letters and invitations. Charlotte Jarman found great return address stickers that not only saved her time, but looked great too.

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